Alaska field notes, v4468
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Janich 3 Nyctea scandiaca May 27 Point Barrow, Alaska - One at drum stacks! at 8:30 a.m., just in off the salt water Lagoon lake. May 28 About 5 seen this afternoon on a trip to tundra study areas. One white bird stood on the snow for at least a minute with wings rigidly upraised. When a brownish owl lit near it the white one did not move. This may be a pair, and the same birds seen a few days ago. May 29 In the area about 3 to 5 miles south of the base about 3 snowy owls seen this after- noon. They tended to be in the vicinity of disturbed ground and where the top- ography was more irregular, better ap- posing the lemmings because of patches care of snow, and because of more places to perch on ground a few feet above the surroundings. Glacous Gull - Owl relationships are discussed under that species. One white, or two white birds were seen; another was gray, and a third was quite dark. May 31 One several times was seen a bird traps that contained longspurs, in the drum area. At 7:15 p.m. a nearly white owl lit near a.